FARMINGTON — Margaret Mary “Peg” Ploof, 83, of Wilton, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 9, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 1, 1928, in Melrose, Mass., daughter of Henry Russell and Mary Veronica (Fahey) Grubb. She graduated from Melrose High School and pursued voice lessons at the New England Conservatory of Music, where […]
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Community breakfast RANGELEY — The next community breakfast with everyone invited will be held from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Gingerbread House. Anyone with special dietary needs should call in advance so they can try to accommodate needs. For more information call 864-3602. Blue Christmas WILTON — A Blue Christmas service will […]
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Livermore Falls man wanted in Wilton robbery arrested in Lewiston by Auburn police
LEWISTON — A Livermore Falls man wanted in a robbery in Wilton on Friday night was found and arrested in Lewiston on Wednesday. Wilton police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Robert “Bobby” Judd, 32, who is suspected in the armed robbery of a Wilton man who was injured during the Friday night incident on […]
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Police follow leads in armed robbery
WILTON — Police are following leads in an armed robbery that injured a Wilton man on Friday night, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Monday. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken during the robbery that occurred at 6:24 p.m. Friday on Curve Street, she said. Police have located a car in question and spoken to […]
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Financial aid JAY — A financial aid information presentation for the parents of North and South Spruce Mountain High School Seniors will be given at 5 p.m Thursday, Dec. 15, in the North Campus High School Library. Dori Fellman, director of the GEAR-UP program at the University of Maine at Farmington, will describe the financial […]
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Program to offer special holiday grief support
LEWISTON — For families that have experienced the death of a loved one the holiday season can be especially challenging. Coping with sadness and other strong emotions, dealing with the expectations of others, pressure to be “joyful,” can all make the grief even more painful. Understanding support and sharing with others who are also grieving […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Friday Night Live League bowling results for Nov. 18 at Meadow Lanes Bowling were: Team standings: Wanna Bee’s 66, 22; Sandbaggers 53, 35; Two Bags + 4 Balls 52, 36; Ally Oops 50, 38; Just Because 45, 43; Bowl of Jello 45, 43; Bowling Buddies 44, 44; Gutter Dusters 44, 44; Easy Riders […]
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Cards for soldiers BETHESDA, Md. — Send a wounded soldier a Christmas card. When filling out Christmas cards this year, take one card, or more, and send to: A Recovering American Soldier, c/o Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Md., 20889-5600. This is a small way to say thank you to […]
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Canal Street bridge reopening in Wilton set for Tuesday
WILTON — The opening of the new Canal Street bridge is set for Tuesday, Dec. 13, starting with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., Town Manager Rhonda Irish told Selectmen Tuesday night. Representatives from the Maine Department of Transportation, T Buck Construction Inc. of Auburn and town officials are included in the ribbon cutting. The […]
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Eric Rutberg next up in Sing to ME series
WILTON — The next Sing to ME performance on Friday, Dec. 9, will feature Eric Rutberg, who will sing songs that inspired him early in his musical career. Rutberg has been jamming for years and has mostly been writing and performing politically charged, socially conscious, original music with HARD-RUT and more recently with Thorns Prophets. […]